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Work Experience Review

at Pinsent Masons LLP

Work Experience

Legal/Law

Lisburn

Review Submitted: July 2022

Overall Rating

3.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

3.4/5 - Overview of the Experience
4/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Company Culture

Overview of the Experience

Please give an overview of what your work experience involved:
4/5
Work experience involved attending various online seminar-style lectures as well as interactive tasks related to the legal profession and smaller group discussions with trainee solicitors with the firm who gave advice and related their personal experiences as trainees. Programme provided a wide variety of details from CV and Personal Statement tips to the road to becoming a lawyer at a large firm.
To what extent did you enjoy your work experience?
4/5
I quite enjoyed this work experience as it provided a variety of interactive events that broke the monotony of listening to lectures, and even then every different session I found quite intersting as I learnt new things about the field of law as a whole and how i might better pursue becoming a lawyer
How well organised was your work experience?
4/5
My work experience was very well organised with no lectures starting late with in reason, and nothing running over the allocated time. The tasks were all well scheduled and adequate times for breaks and rests were also provided, as well as the scheme itself definitely striking a good balance of the amount of time spent on work and learning.
How much did your work experience help you in deciding on your future career path?
4/5
I honestly found this work experience to be very helpful in deciding what career path I will fellow as it helped assuage my doubts on following a career in law and gave me much needed context on the career path, as well as helping me decide on my university degree.
Were you paid or reimbursed for this experience?
1/5
I was not paid or reimbursed for this experience, not including the amazon voucher included by this survey.

Skills Development

What training and skills development did you learn from your work experience?
4/5
I learned various skills that would be applicable to a career in law such as the philosophy of commercial awareness, which describes being aware of current goings-on in the business world that would be relevant to your work in a law firm, I also learned how to manage my time when working from home in a virtual scheme.

Company Culture

How much did you learn about the company culture and what it would be like to work there?
5/5
Company culture was a frequent topic of this work experience, with Pinsents Masons being described as a 'purpose led firm' and seemingly measuring up to these claims, with all the Pinsent Masons employees and trainess who spoke to us being enthusiastic and speaking about how P & M is a quality firm that values their employees health and wellbeing
Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees?
4/5
There were plenty of opportunities provided for networking and meeting employees thanks to the sessions involving smaller groups with several P & M trainees

Recommendations and Advice

Would you recommend Pinsent Masons LLP to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It seems like a genuine and professional law firm, that has been very friendly and welcoming to me throughout this work experience, and specifically their trainee employees were highly welcoming.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Pinsent Masons LLP?
Write as much as possible and compare it to what is said on the company website
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